Healthy Youth Sports Matching Child Centered Policies to Appropriate Development in Youth Sport
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Dec 6, 2023 Dr. Rick Howard, an Assistant Professor and Sports Performance Coordinator, discusses the importance of matching child-centered policies to appropriate development in youth sport. He emphasizes prioritizing fun, skill development, and social interaction over winning. The podcast also explores the shift from recreational leagues to travel teams and shares a technique for coaching youth athletes. It concludes with a discussion on creating policies that balance structured and unstructured play in youth sports.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Prioritizing Child-Centered Policies in Youth Sports
01:31 • 2min
Youth Sports Shift and the Three P's
03:40 • 10min
Using the Compliment Sandwich Technique for Coaching Youth Athletes
13:47 • 3min
Creating Policies and Balancing Structured and Unstructured Play in Youth Sports
17:10 • 12min